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Start Over Object name Walrus figure Object type ethnography Collector Rudolph Neumann Donor Benjamin Bristol Culture or time period Eskimo Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo Taxon Odobenus rosmarus

1. Walrus figure

Museum number:
2-6169
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 5.3 centimeters
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus

2. Walrus figure

Museum number:
2-6088
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Dimensions:
length 11.6 centimeters
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus